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Martial arts and dance studios in the Marshall, MN area
The martial arts and dance studios in the Marshall, MN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #244 of 378 scored small-town markets
#14 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.9M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $877 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,684
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Marshall area comes to about $8.9M a year: $877 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.3M per studio, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.
The Marshall area has 7 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 6.9 for every 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Marshall area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show the Marshall area grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For martial arts and dance studios, the Marshall area has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #244 of 378 scored small-town markets and #14 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota.
How the Marshall area compares
The same measures for Minnesota and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the martial arts and dance studios counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Marshall area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.6M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,658 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.8% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $877 | $1,085 | $983 |
| Median household income | $75,303 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Marshall area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Marshall area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,684+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,108
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 714 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $75,303+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,405
- Median home value
- $200,700
- Jobs located here
- 20,576
- Daytime population
- 33,035Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fergus Falls, MN | 81 | 6 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +1.6% | #8 of 378 |
| 2Willmar, MN | 77 | 5 | 2.8 | $3M | +2.3% | #14 of 378 |
| 3Owatonna, MN | 76 | 5 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +0.2% | #21 of 378 |
| 4Faribault-Northfield, MN | 74 | 9 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +4.2% | #29 of 378 |
| 5Grand Rapids, MN | 73 | 5 | 2.7 | $2.9M | +0.9% | #32 of 378 |
| 6Alexandria, MN | 72 | 8 | 4.6 | $2M | +2.6% | #40 of 378 |
| 7Brainerd, MN | 71 | 14 | 3.3 | $2.6M | +4.3% | #45 of 378 |
| 8Red Wing, MN | 70 | 7 | 3.5 | $2.7M | +1.3% | #49 of 378 |
| 9Detroit Lakes, MN | 66 | 6 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +0.9% | #75 of 378 |
| 10Austin, MN | 61 | 7 | 4.5 | $1.9M | +2.3% | #113 of 378 |
| 14Marshall, MN | 43 | 7 | 6.9 | $1.3M | +1.0% | #244 of 378 |
Other business types in the Marshall area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes49
- Gyms44
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios43
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Marshall, MN area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 martial arts and dance studios in the Marshall area. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Marshall area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Marshall, MN area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $8.9M a year, or $877 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per studio. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which martial arts and dance studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,108 households in the Marshall area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Marshall, MN area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Marshall area has 6.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.3M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Marshall area would have about 4, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is the Marshall, MN area growing?
Population estimates put the Marshall area at 25,684 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,108 households. The median household income in the Marshall area is $75,303 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Marshall area scores 43 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #244 of 378 scored small-town markets.
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